Reality Check For State Workers

Connecticut's leaders are finally acknowledging what everyone else has known for quite some time: The state is in deep trouble. Every time they redo the math, the problem gets worse. The solutions are simple -- cuts, concessions, layoffs and privatization.

It's no secret that Connecticut has far too many state employees, and the private sector can do their jobs much more efficiently. (Has anyone ever had a good experience at the DMV?) The massive amount of overtime allowed is something that would not be tolerated in the private sector, so why is it OK in the public sector?

Tough times call for tougher measures. If the state employees want to keep their jobs, then they had better do a reality check. The current administration can no longer give them and the unions what they want just because they voted them into their positions. It's about time that the good of the state's citizens takes precedence over what's good for the state employees. That's reality.